Anyone who has ever taken an online art course has heard of Jeanne Oliver, one of the BIG names in online art teaching. This book, The Painted Art Journal is just like having pieces of her art physically in the room with you as together you explore the beauty of sketching, using embellishments, and found materials to use in creating a journal that tells your own, very personal story. Oliver is not a teacher who wants you to go out and buy tons of her (or anyone else’s) art supplies. Instead Oliver challenges you to use bits and bobs that you find in your own home, twigs, ribbons, clothing labels, buttons, string, -things that you might normally pitch in the trash can. Using these ‘treasures’ and her techniques helps you create a visual tale that is deep, luscious, and visually stunning.